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Feature - December 17, 2024

2024 Year in Review: Judicial Council of California

The judicial branch of California continued to prioritize and expand access to justice for court users and the public
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News Release - September 26, 2023

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed Judge Martha Gooding as an associate justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three (Santa Ana).
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News Release - July 10, 2023

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed four nominations to the California Courts of Appeal in Sacramento and Los Angeles.
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News Release - June 23, 2023

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed two nominations to the California Courts of Appeal in San Francisco and San Diego.
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News Release - February 14, 2023

Commission Confirms Appointment to Third District Court of Appeal

Judge Shama Hakim Mesiwala was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento.
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Chief Justice Guerrero shaking hands with Justice Mesiwala during COJA

News Release - January 27, 2023

Chief Justice Names New Chief Supervising Attorney, Assistant Chief Supervising Attorney

Kyle Graham succeeds Jake Dear, who held the top role since 2007 and served the California Supreme Court for 40 years
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News Release - July 6, 2022

Commission to Consider Appellate Court Appointments

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold two virtual public hearings on Aug. 3 to consider appointments to Sacramento and Ventura-based appeals courts.
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Justice Stacy Boulware Eurie

News Release - December 1, 2021

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider Two Appellate Court Nominations

Remote hearings on Jan. 6 for nominations to appellate courts in Sacramento and Santa Ana will be webcast live from the California Courts Newsroom.
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News Release - August 30, 2021

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Reports on the nominees can be found here.

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed four nominations to the California Courts of Appeal in San Francisco and San Jose. 

The hearings were held virtually for only the second time in the commission's history.

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News Release - July 14, 2021

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider Four Appellate Court Nominations

Remote hearings on Aug. 30 for the First and Sixth Appellate District nominations will be webcast live from the California Courts Newsroom.
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COJA hearing Aug. 30

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